I've never ridden with a VFR rider I didn't like.

 

Ha! The VFR is my favorite bike! Gotta love that sound. Wife won't let me have another bike though.....probably a good idea.

 

Yeah get something else.

Your post is FULL OF BS it stinks.
You pushed your car above and beyond your limit. Face the music.
Don't blame anything else but you.

This car is so honest, it will do exactly what you want the car to do.

So there you have it.

 

I drove for 18 years before my first crash. That didn't mean it wasn't my fault, though. It was a single car accident, in the rain, in my S2000. I lost control and spun the car off the road. Sound familiar? The only difference is that I was luckier in my choice of where I went off road.

As for why you lost traction, if there was any standing water at all then probably you hydroplaned. I had a nasty accident on track where only half the car hydroplaned (at about 80mph). The differential thrust (drag on one side, still pushing on the other) rotated the car much faster than I could catch it, and I was into the wall. But again, I didn't look for anybody to "compensate" me.

I did make a claim for the damage on the car and the medical bills, because that's what I pay insurance for. But all the other things like lost time, stress, etc. -- I just had to eat those. Call it the cost of living life.

1) Assuming the car is totalled, keep in mind that you can negotiate with the insurance company for a fair market value. Don't expect to get a windfall, though. Price out the car on the internet using something like Edmunds.com and get an idea of the market price.

2) You have the right to take the ticket to court. Based on your story here, you will lose. If you have a better story to tell, consider hiring a lawyer. This will cost you more money than just paying the ticket, but if you win you will keep your record clean. It probably won't have any effect on your insurance settlement or rates either way.

 

I've noticed how honest the car is, that's whay I was suprised this happened.

You're a swell guy. Thanks for putting me in my place. I never looked at it like that before. I really appreciate your honesty and input. Thanks Friend. :


I guess I didn't realize what an idiot I was until just now. Thanks so much!

 

An intelligent and meaningful post. Thank you!


to reitterate: I never said this wasn't my fault. I only said I couldn't figure out why it happened.

 

I forgot to add, but if you have no tickets of any kind on your record, some states have a law that lets you be forgiven for the first one. You sort of go on probation, and as long as you don't get another ticket over the next year, the ticket disappears off your record. If you do get another ticket, you owe for both, immediately. If your record is clean, you might want to look into your local laws and see if something like that applies.

 

once you show up in court, the judge will ask if anyone or anyone's property was damaged. If it was, you will need to show proof of compensation. and that includes public property like any guardrails or fences belonging to the D.O.T.

here in NC, they throw out tickets like this once financial obligations have been met. the court date is just to show up to prove you "paid up".

as for the driving thing, sorry man. I know people can be dicks. but it's your fault, unintentionally. People dissed on me last year when I decided to walk home from a neighborhood bar instead of driving and got run over by a pickup truck doing 55+. People, including the cop, told me what the hell was I doing walking down the street at 1 A.M. on a weeknight. Like a weekend would have been ok?

You wont see much money for mental stuff, hell, I was outta work for 2 months and then 3 weeks of work/school after that for depositions and court schedules and never recieved any "extra" money. Only that which I could document. So if you have a sales or performance-based job and can prove on paper your income has drastically slowed, like 50%, then maybe.


Hope you're not stuck in a domestic rental too long

 

There's a big difference between getting hit by someone else and being in a one-car accident. You do deserve compensation for losses incurred by the actions of someone else. If you crash your own car, though....

 

Not so in WA. There is no substitute for getting legal advice from someone who knows how the law works in your own state!